spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Redefining rocket design The lessons learned from Columbia — and the Challenger explosion before it — have left an indelible mark on the design of modern US spacecraft.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
This act of metrology will allow precise tracking of the relative position and orientation of the two spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
The list includes car crashes, dog bites, falling out of bed — and extremely rare events such as hang-glider crashes and forced spacecraft landings.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
That event allowed scientists, aided by collection of 11 spacecraft from NASA and partner organizations, to provide observations of the sun, moon and Earth that likewise were only available during the eclipse.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The spacecraft’s High Resolution Stereo Camera is a key instrument used to investigate the Martian surface.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
These images taken aboard the spacecraft gave close-up measurements of the gap between Didymos and Dimorphos and helped the team gauge the dimensions of both asteroids just before impact.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
The pressure and friction on a spacecraft can heat up the exterior to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649 degrees Celsius).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
That may seem like a tiny difference, but the issues could mount when coordinating activities on the moon, such as a spacecraft seeking to dock on the moon or to undertake a data transfer at a specific time.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
This act of metrology will allow precise tracking of the relative position and orientation of the two spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
The list includes car crashes, dog bites, falling out of bed — and extremely rare events such as hang-glider crashes and forced spacecraft landings.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
That event allowed scientists, aided by collection of 11 spacecraft from NASA and partner organizations, to provide observations of the sun, moon and Earth that likewise were only available during the eclipse.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The spacecraft’s High Resolution Stereo Camera is a key instrument used to investigate the Martian surface.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
These images taken aboard the spacecraft gave close-up measurements of the gap between Didymos and Dimorphos and helped the team gauge the dimensions of both asteroids just before impact.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
The pressure and friction on a spacecraft can heat up the exterior to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649 degrees Celsius).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
That may seem like a tiny difference, but the issues could mount when coordinating activities on the moon, such as a spacecraft seeking to dock on the moon or to undertake a data transfer at a specific time.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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